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Russian "successful" clone B0/W148 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype: a multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection and global screening.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Mokrousov Igor, Narvskaya Olga, Vyazovaya Anna, Otten Tatiana, Jiao Wei-Wei, Gomes Lia Lima, Suffys Philip N, Shen A-Dong, Vishnevsky Boris
Abstract excerpt
We describe a multiplex PCR assay to detect the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype variant B0/W148, which is considered a "successful" clone of M. tuberculosis, widespread in Russia. Specificity and sensitivity of the assay were 100% based on the analysis of a collection of 516 M. tuberculosis isolates of different genotypes and origins. This assay may be used for accurate and simple detection and...
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